#minkook

[kanmom51]

Let's talk about the "precious" discussion going on.

Well, not about what it means, because we all know that already.

But about the sort of backlash or backflip going on.

Sort of.

Apparently, and this is coming from some accounts on X, K-Jkks are a bit upset (?) that I-Jkks are running with this. "Making a big deal of it".

And there is a bit of a back flip that it's not a big deal that JM didn't mean to talk dirty (that's what I'm understanding from the discussion), and that when he realized he did he immediately apologized.

*side note: This kind of feels like gatekeeping or policing, even more so when I've seen some of the original posts being deleted most likely due to the pressure that was put on them by others on X.

But here's the thing.

And this is totally my pov, my thoughts, which I do not claim to be 100% true, as I am not a mind reader. But you know what? Those that claim otherwise aren't either. They don't know what JM meant or didn't mean to actually say.

What I think is that these sort of nay sayers are right but also I think they aren't.

How's that?

Well, I do think that it was a slip of the tongue.

On the live.

Not a slip of the tongue for someone that dare not speak those words. Not a slip of the tongue in the sense that JM doesn't talk that way at all or around JK or that in his mind he meant to say something else but it came out in a way it shouldn't have and he was shocked when he realized it.

Well, I'm positive JM didn't mean to let this kind of comment slip during their live. And that's what shocked JK and had JM all embarrassed and apologetic.

Not the fact that he said those words.

Not the fact that he didn't mean them.

Not the fact that he talks like this with JK.

Because he does. Often.

That's exactly one of the things they do. Flirt and talk with laced sexual innuendos.

JK has done it in the past - ehm... ramen eating for one.

They both had a giggle with that one. Not to mention their ramen discussion in AYS Jeju (also, quite suggestive and flirtatious).

JM has done it too - rabbit spit is spicy;

or "let's be honest, you enjoyed it right?" with JK's hand bounding for ON MV;

or not in words but most certainly sexually suggestive and clearly making him laugh with the hot dog in his Tokyo live - remember there was a JK sitting right opposite him off camera - a healthy assumption).

This latest one was pretty blunt and I think the realization it was done live (no edit out options) is what surprised the two of them, lol.

So no, I don't think that JM didn't mean what he said (like some are trying to say).

I get it that K army are saying this, well some of them, because others are still running with the fact that he actually did say that word and not that it sounded like and he didn't mean and whatever else is being said.

JM did mean to say it.

You know what? Just like he meant to write the comment "I'm not that easy" on JK's 27 July 2023 in bed live when JK was trying to get him to do the live with him.

He just didn't mean to say it live. Regretting it the second it came out.

Just like he did back then, going and deleting it immediately.

It was definitely a slip of the tongue. Not because that isn't the way he talks with JK but because it happened to slip out during their live broadcast.

And for those that are now saying "it isn't a big deal", again, yes and no.

Not a big deal that a close to 30 year old man makes a sexual innuendo, not a big deal it being a slip of the tongue.

And yet, it is actually quite telling. Because this is exactly how the two converse. Including with and around the others btw. They are all adults. But in the conversations between them, about them (spicy rabbit spit) there is a lot of sexual innuendo tossed around, just like with any real life sexually active couple!!

I also want to say this: those who are back flipping with "it's not a big deal because he didn't mean to say that" are the ones making it into a big deal. They are the ones that have an issue with a man nearing 30 talking like a man his age would. The members swear and they talk dirty and they have sex and it's time that people get that through their heads. JM is a precious human being but he ain't no saintly virgin who doesn't swear (have you seen AYS????), doesn't talk dirty and doesn't have sex. To those who are still living in that dream I guess I say it's time to grow up. He most certainly has!!

I will say this once again clearly and loudly:

JM meant to say what he said. It was clearly a dick joke.

His shocked reaction wasn't about saying something rude or god forbid having something he said be misconstrued as something rude. His shock was that it slipped out when they were doing a live, in front of millions of people that were watching them.

It's not about what he said, it's about when and where he said it!!!

This wasn't his big gay reveal.

This was a slip of the tongue during a conversation he was having with the person he is used to talking this way with.

Only thing is that he was punch drunk tired at this point, that he, in the moment, kind of forgot that the conversation was being broadcast live to millions of people.

The millisecond later, after JK's reaction, and when it dawned of him, is when he got flustered and the whole apology to follow came to be.

It's not about what he said, it's about saying it live in the company of millions of fans.

[joyswonderland1108]

I Was Gonna Be Quiet… But the BTS Poly Agenda and Loud Baby Armies Said “No 💅”

So I’ve been debating for a while whether I should write this post about the BTS poly agenda and my thoughts on some baby Armies—SOME, calm down—not the cute ones who cry over Bangtan’s laughter. I’ve had this convo with my friends too many times, and since a few of y’all showed some interest in my unhinged opinion, here I am. I will be sending a bill after this post. PayPal info will be attached. 😌����

Now listen. I know this whole “BTS are in a poly relationship” nonsense has been floating around for a while—like an expired balloon nobody asked for—but just like every other delulu thing, it got extra legs, a jetpack, and a Red Bull in recent years.

And OF COURSE, people always bring this mess up especially when it comes to Jikook. And we both know why. We ALL know why. Let’s not lie.

Now I’m not gonna sit here pretending I live in a cave. I know poly relationships exist. I know open relationships, queerplatonic partnerships, roommate soulmate situations—all that exists. And if that’s your thing? Cool. Live your truth. But don’t hand me a pamphlet claiming that 7 fully grown, emotionally complex men all have the exact same level of bond with each other. No. That’s ✨math that doesn’t math✨.

Ever heard “there’s always a duo in a trio”? Yup. There’s also always a bestie in a group chat. Someone you accidentally FaceTime at 2am. Someone you tell more secrets to. Someone who knows which meme will make you ugly laugh. That’s real life. So don’t come at me acting like BTS are just in a never-ending 7-way romantic circle when they can’t even group chat in peace without Yoongi disappearing and Jin sending blurry screenshots of alpacas.

I’m Jikook biased. Obviously. So if you ask ME, I’ll tell you straight-up that Jimin and Jungkook have the closest bond in the group. Not even putting on the tinfoil hat for that—this is just from using my two eyes and two ears and the one braincell that survived 2020. The members have told us. The staff have told us. The footage tells us. The atmosphere tells us. The magnetic field around them shifts when they breathe near each other.

But okay, let’s pretend I’m “neutral” for a second. Even then—you CANNOT tell me that Taejoon is the same as Namgi. That Minimoni is the same as 2Seok. That Hopeminkook gives the same energy as Jinjikook. Please be serious. You sound like an Instagram astrology reel.

Do you treat every single one of your friends exactly the same? You tell all of them the same secrets? Share the same inside jokes? Have the same connection? LIES. I see you. I see your best friend ranking list in your Notes app. You’re not slick.

So why do some ARMYs insist on flattening BTS’s relationships to some weird polyfication of emotional intimacy, as if they’re Sims on free will mode? No babes. They’re close. But they’re not a Google Doc that seven people are editing at once.

Also, can we talk about the logic here? Taehyung’s friendship with the Wooga Squad is WELL documented, right? He’s close with them. Deep bond. Does that mean he's in a poly relationship with Peakboy, Hyungshik, and the gang now too? No? Oh so now y’all go blind, deaf, and mute? Interesting.

Now onto the baby Armies. Again: some. Not all. I love baby Armies. Some of you are adorable little confused ducklings and I want to protect you. I saw someone ask on Twitter “have BTS always been this chaotic on live?” and it was honestly so sweet. Like, welcome. Here’s your starter pack. Get ready to cry over group hugs from 2015.

But some of y’all… OH. Some of y’all graduated from Tk University with honors and a minor in selective blindness.

You remember that Sophia? Sophie, whatever girl on Twitter? Homegirl watched a full OT7 live and came out of it with the revolutionary discovery that JK was touching Tae the whole time. That’s all she got. The whole group could’ve turned into Care Bears and formed a heart circle and she still would’ve been like “wait… was that a Tk wink?” People (rightfully) called her out for ignoring the existence of the other five members and what does she do? Cries. “Oh no people are being so mean to an innocent baby Army.”

BABY? She was born 5 business days ago and is already spewing delulu sh*t with the confidence of a 2018 stan war general. Innocent where? She’s writing fanfiction in her Twitter drafts and acting brand new.

And then there are the “loud and wrong” baby Armies. I saw one tweet saying that JK isn’t part of the “chronically offline” line because “he’s always been active.” Huh??? That’s because you showed up when he was lonely and waiting for his solo to drop, going live like a sleepy golden retriever who missed his pack. You don’t know the history. You don’t know the droughts. You didn’t live through Bon Voyage silence. Respect your elders.

And honestly, it’s okay to be new. You don’t have to know everything. But don’t walk into the fandom acting like a senior professor when you’ve only seen 3 TikToks and a Tk edit from TKlive channel on YouTube. Try watching actual BTS content first. Try watching Run BTS. Try Bon Voyage. In The Soop. Bangtan Bombs. Try that one awkward-ass 2013 interview where they looked like unpaid interns.

Learn about all 7 members. Not just the two that looked hot in your first fan edit. You might even end up with a bias that surprises you. But PLEASE, for the love of Namjoon’s patience, form your own opinions—not one made of recycled Twitter delusions and Tumblr tag wars from 2019.

Because if you don’t, you're just gonna end up being one of those baby ARMYs who graduate into solos, antis, and chaos goblins that make the fandom insufferable.

Whew. That was a lot of yappa yappa. But I had to say it. I feel cleansed.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m putting my Jikook tinfoil hat back on. Screw the BTS poly agenda. Jikook are married. That’s the post.

[goldenhickeyss]

Maybe I’m late, but I just noticed JK & Jimin’s LIVE title is “이게 맞습니까,” which seems like the formal version of the Korean’s travel show title “이게 맞아?!” - sth like “Is this correct, sir?” I can’t with them 😂

They love Are you sure?! 😌

[naneun-no]

“Just because they’re close doesn’t mean they’re in a relationship, stop sexualizing everything they do”

Then call them best friends, Becky. Say it. Say that Jimin and Jungkook are connected-at-the-hip-share-a-single-brain-cell-soulmate-level best friends. Just like Jimin and Tae, right? Say it.

Actually, be specific and call them the closest duo in Bangtan, because at a minimum that’s what they are. Like, if you don’t want to say they’re each other’s real life best friend (meaning outside of BTS), at least say that they are closer to each other than they are to any other member — because you can at least acknowledge that, right?

And if you’re so sure they’re “brothers” then celebrate it! Stop pretending it isn’t special, call it a bromance! Ooh and ah over it, like people do when married male actors have a public bromance. Call them the next Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, the next Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. (Even if, rather than publicly roasting and joking with each other; they are more often than not sweetly supportive and flirtatiously complimentary…That’s fine, call them a CHEESY bromance).

But nobody will.

It’s either, “ALL SEVEN of them are so close and love each other like brothers” or “Jungkook has such a big crush on Namjoon 🤭” or “vmin are still the closest, they have a song about it!” or “Korean men have skinship in their friendships, shippers are so weird, stop projecting your fantasies” but it’s never “ah, well, season 2 of that soft little show? No one is surprised. As expected from the best friends who enlisted in the military under a rare, special Buddy system. Jikook are jikook. Of course they want to hang out together 24-7.”

People flood to the comments section to (very mildly, with much restraint) praise their bond, but NO ONE will call it the closest in the group, even though it objectively is. Well, no one but a subset of the fandom who immediately get called creeps and weirdos and fetishizers.

No one but shippers will acknowledge their closeness and it’s so obvious why:

Because if you acknowledge their closeness, if you do anything but minimize and ignore it, it starts to look a whole lot like something else.

And people are too homophobic to allow that.

Jungkook and Jimin enlisting together under a Buddy system that no other idols in the same group have ever used shows closeness.

Jungkook and Jimin filming not just one but TWO seasons of a travel show that primarily follows JUST the TWO of them (when they are part of a band of 7) shows CLOSENESS.

Jungkook going to Jimin’s house after a concert to cook him dinner and then the two of them going out the next day to presumably spend White Day together shows CLOSE. NESS.

Jungkook going live in 2023 every time Jimin left town, and mentioning Jimin relentlessly and making him flat out the entire topic of some of the lives shows that Jungkook thinks of him when he’s gone.

Jungkook complaining that he missed Jimin when they were both busy, Jungkook saying he wants to film travel shows with Jimin until they’re 50, Jimin mentioning Jungkook in the letters he posted while enlisted alongside him, Jungkook’s voice giggling from behind the camera while he films Jimin’s dance challenge for him…

Jimin saying if he could take one thing with him to a desert island it would be Jungkook. Jungkook saying if he was a girl he’d want to date a guy like Jimin. Jungkook showing up with a hickey Jimin gave him because they got drunk together and Jungkook wouldn’t stop spinning him in his arms. The same arms he proudly carried Jimin out of a concert with, while Jimin giggled and blushed.

Jason Momoa and Henry Cavill? Tom Holland and Jake Gylenhaal? Selena and Taylor? THEY COULD NEVER.

Everything jikook shows us points to a best-friendness of EPIC PROPORTIONS at the LEAST. They should be the best friend duo that gets talked about the MOST IN BANGTAN. They’re so close locals should know about it. Not Jimin and Hobi. Not Jimin and Taehyung. Not Hoseok and Yoongi. Not Yoongi and Namjoon. Not Jungkook and Jin. Not the maknae line. Jikook have lapped all of them, and they have for years, but ESPECIALLY in the last 3 years.

And in the last two weeks? In the last two/three WEEKS???

If Jungkook and Jimin were a man and a woman the events of the last two weeks would be a HARD LAUNCH, and EVERYONE KNOWS IT.

It is only — I repeat: ONLY — heteronormativity that keeps the majority of ARMY from assuming they are dating. That’s it. That’s literally the only reason anyone in the fandom is even arguing about what they are right now. (Well, that and rival ships, which at this point should really only be referred to as patched-together inflatable rafts).

Call them just best friends. I respect that take! Some people don’t see the romance and tension and affection that I see, and that’s cool! Call them the best of friends.

But for the love of god stop minimizing their closeness. Stop pretending they treat anyone else in the band the way they treat each other. Stop pretending that they’re not choosing each other over and over and over again.

And don’t call them fake, or forced, unless you want to talk about the fact that everything we see about them is official content. Not unless you want to pry open the can of worms that is your parasocial relationship with them and acknowledge the hard truth that you actually don’t know either of them at all.

But one thing we know? They know each other. Like. Reaaaaallly well.

[haedalkoo]

Korean sentences for Jikook's discharge live

Hello everyone! I'm beyond delighted to bring you this project that we've been working on to make sure us int-armys can share our love with Jikook during their discharge Weverse live. Here's a list of all the questions and encouragements you asked to be translated into Korean 💜💛

Please feel free to copy and paste these into Jikook's lives!

An inmense thank you to Slaav @slaaverin, Lore @goldenhickeyss, Holly, Kaye, Steph and Calico for all your work putting this project together. So much love has gone into it, you guys are the best💜

QUESTIONS

Do you know when you will do a second Season of Are you sure? 이게맞아 시즌2 언제 나올까요?

Are we getting "Are You Sure in Busan"? 이게맞아 IN BUSAN 기대해도 될까요?

Is there any specific location you would like to travel to for "Are You Sure?!"이게맞아를 촬영하��� 위해 가고 싶은 곳이 있어요?

Could you tell us behind the scenes stories from "Are You Sure?!" ?이게맞아의 비하인드 이야기를 좀 알려주세요 ㅎ

Will Bam acompany you both in "Are You Sure?!" some day?밤이랑 함께 이게맞아를 촬영하라고 생각해 봤어요?

Do you have a favorite episode from "Are You Sure?!"이게맞아의 제일 좋아하는 에피소드가 혹시 있어요?

We cant wait for more seasons to come... until you are 50더 많은 시즌가 나왔으면 좋겠어~ 50세까지 이게맞아 해주세용

Can you share your funny military stories? I promise we won't run away!둘이 만든 재미있는 이야기를 좀 들려줘 우린 가지마라고 약속해 ㅋㅋ

What was your most memorable moment in military? 군에서 가장 잊혀지지 않는 추억이 뭐였어요?

How was your military life? 군생활 어땠어요?

What new things have you learned during this period? 군 동안 어떤 새로운 것들을 배웠나요?

Were there any difficulties you both had to endure in the military?군대에서 어떤 어려움에 대처했어요?

What songs did you sing together in the military? 둘이 함께 군대에서 어떤 노래를 불렀어요?

Did you make any new friends?새로운 친구를 사귀었어요?

Can you tell us how you felt in the last hours before discharge? 전역 바로 전 몇 시간 동안 어떤 기분이 있는지 말씀해 주시겠어요?

What was the buddy enlistment like? 동반입대 어땠어요? (did you argue?: 사웠어요? ㅎㅎ)

What surprising things did you learn about each other during military?군대에서 서로에 대해 새로운 걸 알게 되었어요?

Did you get more tattoos while you enlisted?입대 중에 다른 타투를 했어?

Jungkook, did you learn new recipes?정국이 새로운 레시피 배웠다?

Jimin, how was it to be the ace of Netpo? 넷포 ��이스가 된 건 어땠어요 ㅎㅎ

Did you enjoy your time off in Japan before discharge?전역 전에 일본에서 간 휴가 즐겼어요?

Do you already have ideas for new songs? 신곡에 대한 아이디어가 이미 있어요?

Are you planning a collab? 지민이와 정국이의 콜라보를 기대해도 될까요?

What are you plans or new project after MS? 전역 후에 무슨 게획이나 프로젝트가 있어요?

Do you have any plans for a new unit dance cover? 다시 듀오 커버 댄스를 해보고 싶어요?

Do you have plans for a solo/duo tour? 솔로/듀오 투어 계획이 있어요

After military service, do you plan on having a vacation first? 전역 후에 휴가 가는 게획이 있어요?

Did you already decide what kind of haircut & color you want to get when your hair is long enough? 머리가 ���분히 길 때 어떤 스타일과 머리새깔을 원할지 이미 결정했어요?

Do you already have new solo or unit projects in mind?새 솔로 또는 유닛 프로젝트를 계획이 벌써 있어요?

Outside of music, what are the other things you want to do now?노래빼고 가장 하고 싶은 건 뭔가요?

ENCOURAGEMENTS

We love you사랑해

We are always by your side 너희 곁에 항상 있을게요

We will always support you 항상 응원할게요

We are sure!! 이게 맞는다!

Congratulations on your discharge 전역 축하해요 💖

Thank you for AYS - it made us infinitely happy! 이게 맞아을 줘서 고마워요

We are so proud of you 너무 자랑스러워요

You both are so cool! 둘이 멋있다!

JM & JK we LOVE you SO MUCH! JM&JK 너무 사랑해 💜💛

I'm so happy to finally see you again! 드디어 다시 만나서 너무 너무 기쁘다 // 오랜만에 보게 되서 기쁘다

Please take all the rest you need, we love you no matter what: 편하게 쉬세요 무슨일이 있어도 우린 둘이를 사랑해요 // 무슨일이 있어도 아미는 지민이와 정국이가 사랑해

Thank you for being born: 태어나줘서 고마워요

Let`s walk the flowery path together: 같이 꽃길만 걷자

Let`s stay together forever: 영원히 함게합시다

We will be your strength: 우리는 너희의 힘이 될 거야

Live your life happily: 행복하게 살아줘

Don't get hurt and live happily 아파하지말고 행복하게 살아

Let's only live happily from now on: 이제 행복하게만 살아줘

Hope to see you both again soon! Please do more lives together! 곧 다시 만나자! 더 라이브 함께 해주세요!

JK, thank you for going Live in December! That was so healing! 정국아 12월 라이브 해서 고마워 정말 힐링이였어 💜

"Are You Sure?!" is incredible, special, healing, perfect! 이게 맞아 너무 훌륭하고 특별하고 힐링이하고 진짜 다 완벽해요

Thank you for giving us "Are You Sure?!" ! We really enjoyed it. Please make a season 2!이게 맞아을 줘서 감사합니다 시즌 2가 나왔으면 좋겠습니다~

Looking forward to a future collaboration between you two! 둘이의 콜라보를 기대합니다! 💜

We have missed you both so much, it's so good to see your beautiful faces again: 너무 너무 보고 싶었어요 예쁜 얼굴을 다시 보게 되어 정말 기뻐요 💜

Thank you for returning back to us safely. 잘 갓다와서 고마워요

I love you both. Fighting: 둘이 사랑해 파이팅 💜💛

Jimin and Jungkook you are the perfect ace duo: 지민이와 정국이 완벽한 에이스 듀오이다

Your bond is so special to me: 두사람의 사이가 우리에겐 굉장히 소중해요 / 두사람의 사이가 우리한테 진짜 특별한 거예요

Thank you for being strong and completing your military service. We are so proud of you!: 전역 축하해요 아미들이 다 정말 자랑스러워하고 있어요

We'll love and support you till the very end 끝까지 사랑하고 응원할게요!

Jimin, I love Muse!: MUSE' 너무 좋다!

I'm glad you enlisted together. 동반입대 하게 되어 기뻐요

You’ll always be my favorite artists in the world - my forever singers: 항상 네 인생에서 가장 좋아하는 아티스트들이 될 거야 ❤️ 우리의 영원한 가수❤️

A Jimin and Jungkook Karaoke live would be so fun!: 같이 노래방 라이브를 했으면 너무 재미있을 거야

I'm so happy to hear your voices: 목소리를 들으니 정말 기쁘다 / 목소리를 들으니 정말 기쁩니다 (formal)

All translations are mine. I apologize for any mistakes, I truly tried my best! 🥹I hope our words can reach them.

[heartofbusan]

Jungkook's kind eyes betray his inner desire for connection.

I adore his open stare. Confident and unafraid of its reception being unwelcome by the subject of his honest gaze.

“Hearts are connected when we lock eyes”

What Jungkook sees when he looks Jimin in the eyes is a mirror reflection of his own emotions.

Research has shown that gazing at one another stimulates mirroring behavior and even the synchronization of various unconscious physiological processes. For social animals, eye contact is important for alignment.

'Cooperation is pivotal for society to flourish. To foster cooperation, humans express and read intentions via explicit signals and subtle reflections of arousal visible in the face. Evidence is accumulating that humans synchronize these nonverbal expressions and the physiological mechanisms underlying them, potentially influencing cooperation.'

"He’s a very strong person. I'm encouraged and motivated by him. We're similar, including the stage-loving part, and we're in a relationship where we can understand each other. I’m thankful for you always being enthusiastic and moving towards your dream"

During episode 5 of AYS?! Jungkook and Jimin, as they shared the same single braincell, mused: 'Imagine if we had met as same age friends'.

'We would have been copies of each other', Jimin says. 'Annoying our teachers.' There is a pause before he says that, a wealth of possibilities, different timelines floating in his head. They laugh it off,.... but to me, that idea stuck.

Jungkook’s initial thought intrigued me. I couldn't completely grasp his meaning. Sure, he said it because, at that moment, they were telepathically synced up. Yes, they're a lot alike. They share history. But to be the same age? What lay behind this 'desire', so freely expressed?

I suppose it runs deeper than what my superficial knowledge of Korean culture can discern. Meaning: To me, it felt like I couldn't grasp it fully because the rules of hyarchigal age structures in Korean society are not ingrained for me. I superficially understand honorifics. The rest must be lived to understand fully. The closest I can understand is that there is a certain power an elder holds over you, and you hold over a younger person. As one Korean food blogger once said, and I am paraphrasing: "Once people [at the gathering] knew I was the youngest of the group, the tables turned, all former deference and admiration vanished and they ordered me around like I was their lackey."

Rules one must live by because society says so. Does that sound familiar? Something someone might want to, at times, do away with? 🤔

To Jungkook, this comment about wishing they had MET as the same age friends must have run deep. It hinted at a scar, a wound healed years before. It's a very intimate comment, imho. Probably a great conversation starter for another night, but here, in this tiny restaurant on a snowy day in Japan, it was a glimpse of the various layers their relationship is cocooned in.

Friends, brothers, partners, and perhaps even lovers.

As I was watching or reading or trying to parse my thoughts regarding Jikook, this comment kept nagging at me. And I think I'm settling on this:

What Jungkook is expressing is the fact that with Jimin, he already feels like the same age friend. What if these arbitrary barriers society has rigged up around them weren't there? This hierarchical structure demands subservience and patronage in equal measure and that became uncomfortable once Jungkook realized that with Jimin, their relationship demanded something completely different.

It hinted at a certain freedom they could have had If he had a choice. The freedom to have something malleable and wholly their own. Something to cherish in a society that demanded you follow the arbitrary rules.

Jungkook doesn’t do well with rules. He loves to pave his own way. Especially once you outgrow the rules. When the rules don't serve your desire.

In that moment, he's saying something to Jimin that I am sure Jimin already knows. So his 'confession' is towards us, the viewer, 'I already feel like those barriers are non-existent when I'm with Jimin.'

“When I naturally meet eyes with Jimin and high five him after a concert. I feel like I’m especially connected to Jimin in some ways on stage and off stage too”

Jungkook's wish, his desire, was to have been Jimin’s equal. To have been standing on the same level of the hyarchigal structure of society. So that there had been 0 boundaries to cross and maneuver around when it came to their relationship. Maybe just less boundaries, because there were boundaries a plenty between them.

Because I really do feel like overcoming those issues was part of what caused them friction, especially in the beginning. He might have wanted to have a semblance of normalcy when it comes to their relationship. So much of what they deal with is mired in secrecy and obfuscation. Hiding and pretending. Those are not things that go well with Jungkook’s personality. He's pretty straight in that regard... 😌

What a relief to have had someone you could feel at ease with. Someone to look up to. Who's work ethic is impossibly high, as high as yours is. Someone who's driving force is to share, to love, to perform. I'll never take anything away from either of them in regards to other members, but this has to be said:

'When Jungkook looks at Jimin, he sees his equal.'

‘Even if i don't say it, i’m watching you Jimin-ssi’

Thanks to @goldenhickeyss for help with content sourcing!!

[tokyokookmin]

my loves

[jmdbjk]

I HAVE MISSED THEM!!

THEIR GIGGLES!!!!!

I AM SO GLAD THEY HAD EACH OTHER!!!!

[mrs-monaghan]

JK might not know V is his boyfriend 😳

[kanmom51]

True love indeed!!!

This here, tell me this doesn't describe Jikook to a T:

And then when you hear what NJ said in their latest live...

🥹🥹

That there brings it to the next level!!!

JM and JK have definitely found the love of their lives.

[joyswonderland1108]

So I was gonna drop a post about the whole ‘BTS poly’ trope—yes, that one—giving you a little taste from both my neutral, balanced, diplomatic scholar lens 👩‍🏫 and my incredibly biased, Jikooker soul that has seen things™. But then I was like… do you even want to hear my thoughts?

Like… do you want a crumb? A morsel? A penny for my thoughts? No really—please throw actual pennies. $100 bills even. I accept Paypal. Let me monetize the chaos 😌💸

It’s gonna be slightly unhinged, highly caffeinated, sprinkled with Baby Army discourse (some of y’all are precious, some of y’all are feral and need a nap), and held together with 90% sarcasm, 10% academic delusion.

So I’m just checking: are you mentally, emotionally, spiritually prepared for me to say words? Or should I go back to being mysterious and unreadable like a true Tumblr cryptid 🤡

[goldenhickeyss]

Jungkook’s got Jimin down to the tiniest detail—even how slow his ears heal after a piercing or how he held up well 😭🥰

🐥 No, no, no, it’s this side—this is the side that hurts.

🐰 Does it hurt?

🐥 It barely hurts now.

🐰 Really?

🐥 Maybe because I was scared…

🐰 Still, you held up well.

🐥 When I get my ears pierced, they don’t heal well.

🐥 They stay painful for quite a while.

🐥 I recover slowly.

🐰 Yeah, your healing is slow.

[always-is-always]

I don't know about ya'll, but I'm finding it hard to fathom that Jimin and Jungkook will be living in separate locations, post June 12.

There. I said it.

Just think about it. They have spent every day in the military sharing their living space, sleeping space, showering "space", eating, hanging out, working out, etc., etc., etc..... There is no freaking way that they are going to settle back into separate homes, after this. There's just no way.

Yeah. This is my hill. I'm standing on it, and not gonna budge.

Anyone wanna join me here? There's lots of room.

[roo-bastmoon]

Can I just say I’m so proud of my fellow Jikookers in the tags right now? Like, no one is donning ashes and sackcloth, tearing their hair out, or spitting venom in lengthy off-kilter think-pieces. When a photo surfaced of Jungkook and Taehyung working out together, the first thing most of us did is question if it was from a trusted source, and then if we commented on it at all, we complemented their amazing muscular appearance. We know they are friends and that they hang out and do all kinds of things together and that’s totally cool—it’s not a threat to what we genuinely perceive to be a more romantic relationship between Jungkook and Jimin. I am proud to be part of a group that is able to take in evidence, accept reality, and not act like a bunch of crazy weirdos, making up narratives and getting into online dog-fights because they are feeling insecure. I am proud that the vast majority of Jikookers actually respect all members of BTS—and if JK and TH contents make some of us (me) feel wary, it’s because of the ever-accompanying vitriol of the cult and solos, not because anyone in their right mind has issues with BTS members enjoying each others’ company off the clock. Now if you’ll excuse me, it appears our Hoba has a live going on…

Congratulations, y’all passed the vibe check.

[jksjimissi]

It's 3J 🥹 my heart is full